Source: The pre-1975 data are the Consumer Price Index statistics from Historical Statistics of the United States (USGPO, 1975). All data since then are from the annual Statistical Abstracts of the United States.
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- Consumer Price Index Home Page at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Consumer Price Index Conversion Factors
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, from the Census Bureau
- Inflation Calculator in Java
- Current Value of Old Money
- Canadian Inflation Calculator
What cost $1.4000000 in 1959 would cost $14.89 in 2023.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2023 and 1959,
they would cost you $1.4000000 and $0.13 respectively.
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